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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019

Filed:

May. 26, 2015
Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventor:

Kevin Charles Strong, Loveland, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/26 (2006.01); A61F 13/551 (2006.01); A61F 6/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/266 (2013.01); A61F 13/2082 (2013.01); A61F 13/2085 (2013.01); A61F 13/2097 (2013.01); A61F 13/5519 (2013.01); A61F 6/08 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing multiple different articles are provided. One apparatus embodiment includes a first intravaginal article assembly module; a second intravaginal article assembly module; and an applicator module capable of receiving and handling applicators suitable for both first intravaginal articles from the first intravaginal article assembly module and second intravaginal articles from the second intravaginal article assembly module. The apparatus only operates with one of the first intravaginal article assembly module and the second intravaginal article assembly module at one time. The first intravaginal articles are absorbent articles and the second intravaginal articles are non-absorbent articles.


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